snow blind skysnow blind they soarsoar on winter windssoar past the roostroost in the barnroost near the seedsseeds of rye fieldsseeds of the fallfall was the last warmthfall of the snowsnow which slowssnow which hideshides the pine coneshides the winter berrieswinter berries of hollywinter grapes sun drieddried in the august heatdried on the vinevines twine of grayvines slash like wingswings of the swallowwings of the jayjay on a sunny dayjay blue white skysky blue to whitesky falling to nightnight when the barns warmnight when the winds highhigh in the raftershigh in the balesbales which bring heatbales which make nestsnests for the swallowsnests for the micemice from the rye fieldmice for the stray catscats on the prowlcats seeking warmthwarmth near the cattlewarmth under wingswings plumped with featherswings longing to flyfly in the still airfly after the snowsnow covers fieldssnow covers it allall seek the sunlightall seek the seedseedsunlight

Deborah Guzzi

This poem was written as part of the 20 Poem Challenge.

Deborah Guzzi is a healing facilitator specializing in Shiatsu and Reiki. She writes for Massage and Aromatherapy publications. She travels the world seeking writing inspiration. She has walked the Great Wall of China and visited Nepal (during the civil war), Japan, Egypt (two weeks before “The Arab Spring”), Peru, and France (during December’s terrorist attacks).

Her poetry appears in Magazines: here/there: poetry in the UK, Existere - Journal of Arts and Literature in Canada, Tincture in Australia, Cha: Asian Literary Review, Hong Kong, China, Eunoia in Singapore, Latchkey Tales in New Zealand, Vine Leaves Literary Journal in Greece, mgv2>publishing in France, RedLeaf Poetry, India and Travel by the Book, Ribbons: Tanka Society of America Journal, Sounding Review, Kyso Flash, The Aurorean, Crack the Spine Literary Magazine, Liquid Imagination, Poetry Quarterly, Page & Spine and others in the USA. Her new book The Hurricane is available now through Prolific Press.

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